The Wii is powerful enough if it will do a game like Odin Sphere without slowdown. That is how powerful a system needs to be.

Muramasa: the Demon Blade will put to rest all arguments about the Wii's power.

Responding to a Rol thread with a serious post:

I'm no longtime Nintendo zealot, willing to serve the church as the church directs me. I haven't owned a console since the 16 bit era. Last gen, I played more Xbox than Gamecube, and the gen before that, more Playstation than N64. Even though I own both a SNES and a Genesis, the Genesis got more play (hey, it came out first).

Nintendo didn't have an easy sell to retain my fandom just by releasing more Mario and Zelda games, they earned my fandom with the decisions they made this generation. Nintendo has catered so well to my gaming needs that I just bought a DS as my first handheld in over two decades of gaming.

To butcher the metaphor, I'll allow Nintendo to fleece this sheep just so long as they keep using my wool to make cozy and fashionable sweaters. They haven't disappointed me yet.

Yes you are sheep... Good post.

Actually your posts are good exclusively when you aren't serious. I have to say you've taken me for a ride few times so far.

"Bet with BengaBenga: Monster Hunter 3 won't sell 1 million in it's first month in Japan alone."

You poor soul.

I would like to point out the extreme trademark infringement against New Zealand in this thread. Rolstoppable proved himself to be a dirty Australian once more.

"New Zealanders are sheep™"

See?

Would you just stop buying the Sonic games so Sega will realize it isn't working.

First go see the reviews, the videos etc.. before buying them! Everyone says that Sonic and the black knight is bad!

Sonic DS games are really wonderfull, besides that Wii games are bad.

bah lamb chops are fatty

We are all suffering through this gaming drought from the guys up at Kyoto, Japan. Every day that goes by without a first party titles make people question their loyalty to Nintendo nowadays. We still ave months to wait, and things aren't getting any better.

3rd parties aren't even in our mindstates right now due to their ludicrous manner in which they look at the Wii and their stubborn refusal to make games that aren't just for them, but to address the needs of wide-open consumers. The only people we keep mentioning now is Sega, because they have actually released games recently which address the gamers. Until like June, we have no notable releases from anyone else.

Ok a few thing Sonic Black Knight sucks. Its terrible.

Secondly I did defend GC graphics back in the day, I won't lie. You know why? Because back then that was what differentiated consoles (mostly). They all had decently competent controls, and similar storage, so in the end it came down to games and graphics. For me controls were always number 1, so while I like the nifty graphics, they were less important. When the time to buy a new console came up I was faced by 2 choices. Get better graphics and a new TV, so I could play games the same I had since 1994, or go with decent graphics and get the immersion I had always gotten from my PC but even more enhanced.

The third thing is about being sheep. Some Ninty fans are, just like the other console lamers. However most of us call a spade a spade. We are pissed at the delayed and crappy online, and despite what you said have been since the PS2/Xbox days. We are annoyed with the overpriced constant flow of controllers and accessories. Most of us are unhappy with the number of non-shovelware games, and cash-ins.

The final thing I will say is that from my experience on this site. Ninty fans are far above the others when it comes to honest, polite discourse. Every time I venture into the HD forums it is just and endless supply of trolls and people who can't spell, or compose a post. That in and of itself makes more more likely to associate myself with the Ninty guys.

Listen I love my 360, it provides me with many hours of fun. But Ninty got it right for me, the provided a compelling console with innovation not seen since the Virtual Boy. There is a lot to commend them for taking that leap especailly while all their competitors took the lazy route.